Basic Instincts… Whatever They Are
A little black dress. A white button-up shirt. A pair of black pumps that you can actually walk more than 10 steps in. A leather jacket that makes you feel like a rocker chic and can take you from day to night.
There are lists upon lists upon lists upon lists of ‘Wardrobe Basics Every Woman Should Have” or “10 Articles of Clothing Every Woman Needs” out there. I spent years looking for that “little black dress” that I could wear to every occasion imaginable. After all, if every magazine and every fashion site and every forum said I needed one – I probably did need one, right?
WRONG. These lists are so restrictive. It’s a ‘one-size-fits-all’ prescription method to fashion, which, in my opinion, isn’t really fashion at all. It might be good for making you look basic and uninspiring, if that’s what you’re going for. There’s so much more to fashion than just that, though! Maybe black makes you look washed out – so get a little pink dress, instead. Who said every woman needs to have a pair of heels, let alone black pumps, at all? Rock those oxfords in a three-piece suit. Have some fun with it! You’ll make mistakes and wear an outfit that a few years down the road, you’ll cringe at, but what’s life without a few of those cringe moments.
That, and I just hate leather jackets.
